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1	Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage more books like this by Kenneth S Deffeyes add to wishlist Were the energy concerns of 2000 a preview of everyone's future? Will gas lines in the coming years make those of 1973 look short? Is the present chaos in oil prices the leading edge of a more serious crisis that will rock national economies around the world? According to Kenneth Deffeyes, a geologist with extensive personal experience in the oil ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.78! \| first editions
2	Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peak more books like this by Kenneth S Deffeyes add to wishlist Deffeyes, a geologist who was among the first to warn of the coming oil crisis, now takes the next logical step and turns his attention to the earth's supply of potential replacement fuels. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £5.60! \| first editions
3	Drilling Fluids Processing Handbook more books like this by Asme Shale Shaker Committee (Creator) add to wishlist Written by the Shale Shaker Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, originally of the American Association of Drilling Engineers, the authors of this book are some of the most well-respected names in the world for drilling. The first edition, "Shale Shakers and Drilling Fluid Systems", was only on shale shakers, a very important ... see all copies from £70.91! new only from £70.91! \| first editions
4	Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language more books like this by William L Leffler add to wishlist William Leffler's "Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language, Fourth Edition" is designed to give the reader an overview of key refining topics by using relevant analogies, easy-to-understand graphs, formulas, and illustrations. New to this edition is important information on the nature of crude oil and raw materials and a comprehensive ... see all copies from £42.94! new only from £51.58!
5	Deepwater Petroleum Exploration & Production: A Nontechnical Guide more books like this by William L Leffler, Richard Pattarozzi, Gordon Sterling add to wishlist This text is the most comprehensive and authoritative text avaliable on the business, engineering, and technology of this multi-billion dollar industry. Readers will find extensive coverage of all aspects of deepwater operations - including historic background and outlook to future deepwater operations. The authors compare and contrast offshore ... see all copies from £43.69! new only from £43.69!
6	Thy Will Be Done: The Conquest of the Amazon: Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age Of... more books like this by Gerard Colby, Charlotte Dennett add to wishlist This book focuses on two men who left their marks on the Amazon Basin. Nelson Rockefeller wanted to promote development of the frontier and secure oil and other natural resources in the area for the use of American corporations. Cameron Townsend was the founder of Wycliffe Bible translators; he wanted the Word to reach every tribe in the jungle, ... see all copies from £11.11! new only from £191.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Pipe Drafting and Design more books like this by Roy A Parisher, Robert A Rhea add to wishlist Pipe designers and drafters provide thousands of piping drawings used in the layout of industrial and other facilities. The layouts must comply with safety codes, government standards, client specifications, budget, and start-up date. "Pipe Drafting and Design, Second Edition" provides step-by-step instructions to walk pipe designers and drafters ... see all copies from £31.12! new only from £42.53!
8	Stratigraphic Oil & Gas Fields-Classification, Exploration Methods, & Case Histories more books like this by Robert E King (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £2.23! first editions
9	The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia more books like this by Lutz Kleveman add to wishlist A journalist visits Central Asia to assess the real reasons behind American adventurism in that region, and determines that oil is indeed a major factor. Kleveman portrays the major players and rivalries as well as the risks and strategies, which include a probable oil pipeline whose route would run from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan to the ... see all copies from £1.75! new only from £8.10! \| first editions
10	Oil & Gas Production in Nontechnical Language more books like this by William L Leffler, Martin S Raymond add to wishlist Written by Martin S. Raymond and William L. Leffler, this nontechnical treatment is a great introduction to oil and gas production for anyone from beginning petroleum engineering and geology students to accountants, salespersons, and other professionals interested in the industry. Co-authored by Martin Raymond, a veteran production manager, and by ... see all copies from £37.22! new only from £53.77!
11	Petroleum Refining for Nontechnical Language more books like this by William L Leffler add to wishlist Sets forth the many technical procedures involved in refining. Included are a new chapter on simple and complex refineries, and a revised chapter on gasoline blending, including current information on alcohol blending components. see all copies from £40.41!
12	Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering more books like this by Benjamin C Craft, M F Hawkins add to wishlist A basic, applied introduction to petroleum reservoir engineering.* reflects advances in reservoir engineering calculational techniques - e.g., gas laws, application of the material balance equation, viscosity, determination of gas-oil ratios, fluid flow, water influx, oil recovery processes. see all copies from £36.88! new only from £66.88!
13	Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover more books like this by Norton J Lapeyrouse add to wishlist The most complete manual of its kind, this handy book gives you all the formulas and calculations you are likely to need in drilling operations. New updated material includes conversion tables into metric. Separate chapters deal with calculations for drilling fluids, pressure control, and engineering. Example calculations are provided throughout. ... see all copies from £63.49! new only from £63.49!
14 view cover	Properties of Petroleum Fluids more books like this by William D McCain add to wishlist A conveniently arranged petroleum fluids reference book covering components, properties, and equations for the various fluids and gases. Contents: Introduction and scope Water-in-crude-oil emulsions Characterization, phase behavior, and field processing of crude oil Separation of gas, oil and water Dehydration and desalting of crude oil ... see all copies from £50.87! new only from £81.93!
15 view cover	The Technology of Artificial Lift Methods more books like this by Kermit E Brown add to wishlist see all copies from £6.66! new only from £80.59! \| first editions
16 view cover	Applied hydrodynamics in petroleum exploration more books like this by Dahlberg add to wishlist The second edition of Applied Hydrodynamics in Petroleum Exploration is a concise guide to the properties of fluids and their practical applications in petroleum and gas exploration. This book is a complete, self-contained discussion of hydrodynamics for geologists and geophysicists actively searching for accumulations of oil and gas.Review from ... see all copies from £15.81! new only from £84.39! \| first editions
17	Petroleum Refining for the Non-Technical Person more books like this by William L. Leffler add to wishlist see all copies from £34.23!
18 view cover	Handbook of Petroleum Refining Processes more books like this by Robert A Meyers add to wishlist Master the latest technologies powering the petroleum industry! If staying on top of the latest developments in the petroleum refining process industry is part of your work, here's the one-stop resource you need. "Handbook of Petroleum Refining Processes" delivers comprehensive coverage of how major players like UOP, KBR, STRATCO, Belco, Stone & ... see all copies from £28.01! new only from £66.14! \| first editions
19 view cover	Petroleum Refinery Process Economics more books like this by Maples add to wishlist Maples presents an organized look at yield data and properties of products from refinery processes, how to use this information in performing various process economics studies, and discusses operating and capital costs for economic evaluation of both single processes and complete refineries. Yield correlations are presented for all of the ... see all copies from £39.63! new only from £68.57!
20 view cover	Air and Gas Drilling Manual: Applications for Oil and Gas Recovery Wells and Geothermal Fluids Recovery Wells more books like this by William C Lyons, PhD add to wishlist The third edition of "Air and Gas Drilling" describes the basic simulation models for drilling deep wells with air or gas drilling fluids, gasified two-phase drilling fluids, and stable foam drilling fluids. The models are the basis for the development of a systematic method for planning under balanced deep well drilling operations and for ... see all copies from £49.12! new only from £49.12!
21 view cover	Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering more books like this by William C Lyons, PhD, Gary Plisga add to wishlist This new edition of the "Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering" provides you with the best, state-of-the-art coverage for every aspect of petroleum and natural gas engineering. With thousands of illustrations and 1,600 information-packed pages, this text is a handy and valuable reference. Written by over a dozen leading ... see all copies from £91.50! new only from £91.50!
22 view cover	Mix Design Methods for Asphalt Concrete and Other Hot-Mix Types more books like this by Asphalt Institute (Creator) add to wishlist see all copies from £21.05! new only from £21.05!
23 view cover	Fuel oil manual more books like this by Paul F. Schmidt add to wishlist The properties of fuel oils. The possibilities and limitations of each grade. Methods which can be used to assure uniform quality and efficient combustion. Fuel oil impurities and how they affect combustion. How to diagnose and solve problems. see all copies from £29.08! new only from £29.08!
24	A Dictionary of Petroleum Terms more books like this by Jodie Leecraft (Editor), University of Texas at Austin, T. Rey Calderon (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from £13.08!
25 view cover	Reservoir stimulation more books like this by Michael J Economides add to wishlist This third edition continues to provides a comprehensive study of reservoir stimulation from an all-encompassing engineering standpoint but has been completely rewritten to reflect the changing technologies in the industry. It sets forth a rationalisation of stimulation using reservoir engineering concepts, and addresses such topics as formation ... see all copies from £18.88! first editions

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